GAZETTE Volume 22, No. 23 • June 10, 2011 • A weekly publication for Library staff From Broadway to Independence Avenue Library Acquires Set Designs of Man Behind Countless Theatrical Classics Music Division Oliver Smith created this set design for “My Fair Lady” and a score of other classic Broadway musicals. toric musicals. The Library has acquired colors of stage backdrops and sets, ground By Erin Allen his theatrical design collection, and a plans, ink sketches and elevations for both selection of gems was put on show for realized productions and those that never staff recently in the Whittall Pavilion. saw the spotlight. liver Smith’s creative touch was “The acquisition of the Oliver Smith “The material provides a historical at the heart of some of America’s Collection of Theatrical Design consti- background to the development of design Omost notable and beloved theater tutes a major expansion of the Library’s for a given production, as well as the final productions, including “My Fair Lady,” holdings in theatrical design,” said Walter scheme,” said Zvonchenko. “Some of the “The Sound of Music,” “Camelot” and Zvonchenko of the Music Division. “It’s a ground plans provide an opportunity to “Hello, Dolly!” major building block in structuring the compare scenic presentation for the same A master of colors and styles, his vivid Library as an institution with a full spec- production in different theaters. watercolor paintings and imaginative ren- trum of formats for theatrical research.” “A few years ago, a researcher came derings literally set the stage for these his- Items in the collection include water- SMITH, continued on page 4 2 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE JUNE 10, 2011 EVENTS Upcoming GAZETTE Reclaiming Lost Languages: The Breath of Life Institute www.loc.gov/staff/gazette Lost Languages JENNIFER GAVIN June 16, noon Acting Executive Editor MARK HARTSELL Pickford Theater, Madison Building Editor Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; specializes in American Indian lan- Lisa Davis, Donated Leave guages, sociolinguistics, language loss Proofreader: George Thuronyi and language revival. She is the author Design and Production: Ashley Jones of “Flutes of Fire: Essays on California PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher Indian Languages,” an examination of (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994) different aspects of languages native to that state. An official publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette The institute will include visits to encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and several Library of Congress reading photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most necessary information. Prints and Photographs Division rooms and the National Anthropologi- Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one About 6,000 languages currently are cal Archives, at which participants will week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached spoken around the world, and, according study materials on their languages, as well Microsoft Word file. to the Endangered Language Fund, at as lectures and workshops on linguistics, Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public least half are projected to disappear this language teaching, and curriculum and Affairs Office, LM 105. century. lesson planning. Electronic archived issues and the a color PDF file of the current Dr. Leanne Hinton on June 16 will dis- Participants will also visit the Smith- issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. cuss efforts to save some of them. sonian’s collections of cultural items and Hinton will speak about The Breath present projects based on their research. Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-1620 The Breath of Life Archival Institute of Life Archival Institute, a gathering of Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] about 60 American Indian participants for Indigenous Languages is funded by a Design and production: Ashley Jones, and linguists who will work together to Documenting Endangered Languages grant 7-9193, [email protected] find materials on more than 20 endan- from the National Science Foundation and ISSN 1049-8184 Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the gered or dormant languages and to learn is sponsored by the Library of Congress, the Printing Management Section, Office Systems Services how to use those materials for language Endangered Languages Fund, the Smithso- nian Institution and the National Museum revitalization. Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff Hinton is a professor emerita at the of the American Indian. 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Boxed announcements should be submitted Monday, June 20, at noon and 1 p.m., Call Korey Freeman at 7-4512 to electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday Dining Room A. reserve your spot. the week of publication to [email protected]. JUNE 10, 2011 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE 3 NEWS Junior Fellows Bring ‘Energy,’ ‘Ingenuity’ to Library 2011 summer intern class to “the oldest A webcast featuring the presenta- By Audrey Fischer federal cultural institution.” tions will be accessible on the Library’s Over the course of the 10-week pro- website. The 2010 junior fellows’ presen- One of the first signs of summer at gram, the interns will work in 22 divi- tation is available for viewing at www. the Library of Congress is the arrival of sions and process some 27 collections. loc.gov/webcasts/ by searching “junior the new class of junior fellows summer All assignments are consistent with the fellows.” interns. The 41 students – selected from interns’ academic goals and interests. “You are a small, select group,” said a pool of nearly 800 applicants – arrived Interns will work in the Library’s multi- Billington, who also acknowledged the on May 31 and attended a daylong ori- format custodial divisions, the Copyright “burst of enthusiasm and ingenuity” that entation program moderated by Junior Office or the Law Library. They will work each class brings to the table. Fellows Program coordinator Sabrina in the Library’s state-of-the-art preserva- “We are in the midst of a great com- Thomas. tion laboratories, the Packard Campus for munications revolution,” said Billington. Thomas introduced two champions Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, “The nature of research is changing. You of the seven-year-old program, Librar- Va., or the Office of Strategic Initiatives, are pioneers on the frontier of knowl- ian of Congress James H. Billington and which oversees the Library’s digital proj- edge.” Associate Librarian for Library Services ects. Some will be assigned to the World The Librarian gave the interns a syn- Deanna Marcum. Digital Library initiative, while others will opsis of the scope of the Library’s collec- “We love the arrival of the junior fel- focus on children’s librarianship in the tions, some background on its national lows,” Marcum told the new class. “It’s Young Readers Center. Work will range and World Digital Library programs and the highlight of the summer for us. You from traditional library functions to digital encouraged fellows to speak with the bring energy, enthusiasm and new ways preservation. Library’s “expert curatorial staff.” of looking at the world.” On July 28, the interns will host a “The Library is a very active place with She promised to speak with the fel- “show and tell” featuring highlights of much to discover,” he added. “I never fail lows throughout the summer to “find out their work over the summer. The pre- to learn something new every day. Make more about how you do your research, sentations will include selected “trea- the most of your time here.” your use of online resources and social sures” unearthed in the course of their The Junior Fellows Summer Intern media.” work, cutting-edge preservation and Program is made possible by the Library’s “Congratulations on surviving this outreach projects and notable examples James Madison Council and the late Mrs.